DD (10 weeks) has been so, so sick and it turns out she has an ear infection which unfortunately meant she had to start an antibiotic. I don't know why it didn't occur to me before now, 5 days into taking the antibiotic, that I need to be concerned about thrush. So now I'm freaking out.

I've literally read every thread posted in HB about thrush but I still have some questions.

1) I know we both need to start on a probiotic. Since we are already 5 days in I'd like to start us ASAP. I've read that I can just break open an adult capsule and dip a wet finger in the powder to put in LO's mouth. So is any brand OK? Does anyone recommend a specific brand, that can be bought locally (Target, Walgreens, etc)?

2) I know once you have thrush it is recommended to wipe my nipples with a water/vinegar mixture after LO nurses. I'm thinking of doing this now as well. Do I need to clean off the vinegar (I assume it wouldn't taste good) before LO nurses again? Just with a wet paper towel?

Any other suggestions to prevent us getting thrush?

(I'm maybe overreacting, it's pretty much what I do, but it will help ease my anxiety if I know I'm doing something instead of just waiting to see what happens.) Thanks so much!